Derek Stingley Jr. almost seems surprised and confused all over again remembering the moment.

His father, Derek Sr., showed him in June he had been named Rivals’ top overall prospect in the nation, and the younger Stingley reacted as he always does to the many accolades thrust upon him.

“I was honestly like, ‘Whoa,’” says a once-again wide-eyed Derek Jr. “I really didn’t see that coming at all. But when people say it, it just goes in one ear and out the other. I don’t really think about it. I didn’t feel any different from when I was unranked, from then to now. I feel the same.”